My 8HP and the Jowett Centenary

[PaulB]

Just wanted to offer UP a huge thank you, to everybody who, in some form or other helped me to get my 1938 8HP road worthy for today's journey home to Macclesfield.

Some of you, will probably know, but other's may not. I've had brake problems since arriving last Friday, this culminated in a rather dramatic entrance to Canon Hall, when the front near side decided to LOCK on, with out any help from yours truly.

Thanks to Tim Brown, who very kindly adjusted the front brakes today; I was able to get home.

My thanks go to the following Jowetteer members. Who helped me, or offered there expert advice, over the week-end, yesterday and today.

Peter Holden,
Ken Rogers,
Alan Bartlett,
Anthony Fearn,
Timothy A Brown.

This afternoon, following advice from Timothy this morning. I have booked the car in at Daytona in Congleton on June 22, for a full service.

I shall be speaking with Ian Priestly at JCS on Monday evening, to buy four rubber, Gaters, and Sump Plug, and depending on what Ian tells me. Four re-lined brake shoe's.

The car, I think is now in need of some mechanical tlc.

Cheers
Paul.

[Tony Fearn]

Well done Paul.

Glad you got home safely.

It's a good idea to keep up with the servicing. It saves problems occurring when you don't really want them.

Best wishes also to Ma and Pa.

Tony.

P.S. Maybe you'll need to renew all the shoes on the car so you'll need 8!

[PaulB]

Do you know whether JCS have re-lined shoes or new one's? And more importantly. Do you have an idea of price?

[AlanBartlett]

Hi Paul,

I think they do some sort of exchange scheme don't they, you send them your old ones and they send you new ones, not sure on the price though.

Cheers Alan

[PaulB]

Thanks Alan,

I'll be speaking to JCS on Monday and I will endeavour to find out.

How did you an Ken get on?

[AlanBartlett]

Hi Paul,

As far as i know the weasel never missed a beat, stopped a couple times for comfort stops and once because of shit in the car, (no one told him how often). We made it back to mine about 830, just trying to get hold of ken now as he was hoping to make back by midnight. Seeing how he got on.

Just phoned him, he had a mishap on the way back with the carb I think(So mandy says) will hear more later, He got back about 12 midnight.

Cheers Alan